During an ABC News broadcast on Friday, anchor George Stephanopoulos made a throat-slitting hand movement to cut away from Trump attorney Jay Sekulow during the news outlet’s live coverage of the President’s impeachment trial.
Tim Graham, executive editor of NewsBusters, noted that Stephanopoulos could be seen on camera making the gesture at about 3:00 P.M. EST Friday.
The clip showed a Capitol Hill reporter asking Sekulow questions about Attorney General William Barr, Sen. Lindsey Graham, and lawyer Alan Dershowitz all making the argument that abuse of power is impeachable.
“We’ve got something very different from what you’re hearing up here,” Sekulow replied.
RELATED: Trump Attorney: Not Simply Going on Defense, We’re Going to Attack the Democrats
Shortly after 3 pm Eastern this afternoon, @AoSHQ noted Stephanopoulos was shown on camera making the slit-the-throat "kill" gesture to cut away from Trump lawyer Jay Sekulow taking press questions. These guys are NOT going to like hearing the Trump side of this trial. pic.twitter.com/5QazRGHosV
— Tim Graham (@TimJGraham) January 24, 2020
“We’ve got lawyers that will be put forward when our side of the case goes that represents multiple schools of thought on what is an impeachable offense,” Sekulow continued. “They have one thing in common: that the actions alleged and the actions of the president do not reach that level — no matter which school of thought you’re on.”
“We’re not afraid to put out both of those schools of thought because our position is you still have to meet basic, fundamental constitutional obligations and they haven’t,” he added.
As Sekulow began to take another question, viewers could see Stephanopoulos on camera making a throat-slitting gesture to order the end of the broadcast’s feed. Stephanopoulos then immediately went to a panel segment to discuss the Sekulow’s remarks.
“Dude, we SEE you!” Tim Graham wrote on Twitter.
Dude, we SEE you! George Stephanopoulos gets caught trying to cut Jay Sekulow taking press questions OFF (watch) https://t.co/RAiTNB77AS via @twitchyteam
— Tim Graham (@TimJGraham) January 24, 2020
RELATED: Rand Paul Invites Trump as Guest to Attend Impeachment Trial
“These guys are NOT going to like hearing the Trump side of this trial,” Graham said in his previous tweet.
That might be an understatement!
The mainstream media has been anti-Trump throughout his presidency. The sentiment comes through as subtle bias or explicit hatred for this President.
George Stephanopoulos appeared Friday to show us exactly what he and his news outlet thinks of Team Trump. We already know what they think.
But to see it expressed so explicitly is still a sight to behold. Wow.
The post ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos Makes Throat-Slitting Gesture On Camera To Cut Away From Trump Lawyer appeared first on The Political Insider.
When the never-ending impeachment trial of Donald Trump adjourned on Thursday, Congressman Adam Schiff explained why the President – who is accused of no crime – has to be removed from office.
Schiff said it is because of what Trump might do.
“You can’t trust this president to do what’s right for the country,” Schiff said. The Democrat also said Trump must be removed from office now, “before he continues his efforts to corrupt our next election.”
"He obstructed us. He is trying to obstruct you. And he has violated the Constitution." House manager Adam Schiff argued that President Trump must be removed from office, speaking in his closing statement Thursday night during the Senate impeachment trial. https://t.co/bGcRCsfO34 pic.twitter.com/YqB6nieg6U
— CNN (@CNN) January 24, 2020
RELATED: Pelosi Says No Matter What Happens Next, Trump Will Be ‘Impeached Forever’
His argument assumes that if Trump wins again in 2020, the election results would be inherently tainted.
Republicans have insisted that Democrats have looked for ways to attack Trump since day one. Of course, Democrats feign innocence. Yet, in his closing remarks Thursday night, Schiff was explicit that his party’s primary mission is to undermine Trump.
“Now, you may be asking how much damage can he really do in the next several months until the election?” Schiff said. “A lot. A lot of damage.”
Schiff continued, “Now, we just saw last week a report that Russia tried to hack or maybe did hack Burisma. OK? I don’t know if they got in; I’m trying to find out, my colleagues on the Intel committee, House and Senate, we’re trying to find out, did the Russians get in, what are the Russians’ plans and intentions?”
“But let’s say they got in,” he said. “And let’s say they start dumping documents to interfere in the next election — let’s say they start dumping some real things they hacked from Burisma; let’s say they start dumping some fake things they didn’t hack from Burisma but they want you to believe they did.”
“Let’s say they start blatantly interfering in our election again to help Donald Trump,” Schiff imagined. “Can you have the least bit of confidence that Donald Trump will stand up to them and protect our national interest over his own personal interest? You know you can’t.”
“Which makes him dangerous to this country,” Schiff insisted. “You know you can’t. You know you can’t count on him. None of us can. None of us can.”
“Can you have the least bit of confidence that Donald Trump will protect our national interest over his own personal interest? You know you can’t, which makes him dangerous to this country." – @RepAdamSchiff #RightMattershttps://t.co/czH2AIoUw3
— Democratic Coalition (@TheDemCoalition) January 24, 2020
Schiff did not hesitate to spread fear even further.
“What happens if China got the message?” Schiff went on. ” Now you can say, well, he’s just joking, of course. He didn’t really mean China should investigate the Bidens. You know that’s no joke. Now maybe you could have argued three years ago, when he said, ‘Hey Russia, if you’re listening, hack Hillary’s emails.’ Maybe you could give him a freebee and say he was joking. But now we know better. Hours after he said that, Russia did indeed try to hack Hillary’s emails.”
“There’s no mulligan here when it comes to our national security,” Schiff said, alarmingly.
Schiff blathered on trying to frighten anyone willing to listen finally ending with this warning.
“If right doesn’t matter, we’re lost,” he said. “If the truth doesn’t matter, we’re lost. The Framers couldn’t protect us from ourselves if right and truth don’t matter. And you know that what he did was not right.”
RELATED: Pelosi Threatens the President: ‘One Way or Another’ We Will Remove Trump
Schiff and his party have been out to get Donald Trump through any means necessary from the beginning. This impeachment trial is simply their latest attempt, thus undermining its credibility severely.
Adam Schiff just said in plain English that his primary goal is to remove Trump, no matter the results of this trial. The mask has been ripped off.
Now, can we finally end this debacle and get on with the business of the country?
The post Adam Schiff Wants Trump Removed Because He Won’t Do “What’s Right For This Country” appeared first on The Political Insider.
By David Kamioner | January 24, 2020
Fox News reports that from laymen to leaders, conservative and pro-life Christians are showing up at Friday’s DC pro-life March for Life in droves.
Many of them are no doubt encouraged and thrilled at the scheduled appearance of President Donald Trump.
Trump is the first U.S. president to ever address the rally in person.
Appearing on “Fox & Friends: First” with host Heather Childers, March for Life president Jeanne Mancini said that President Trump has “absolutely put his money where his mouth is” on pro-life issues.
RELATED: Trump First President in History to Speak at March for Life
Their own words speak volumes as to their commitment to this cause.
“Inviting wonderful Evangelical leaders like … Pastor David Platt from McLean Bible Church, Rev. Dr. Matthew Harrison of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod and Jim Daly, President of Focus on the Family, to participate is one small way we do this. We want to do everything possible to welcome pro-life people of all faiths to the March for Life,” said march organizer Jeanne Mancini.
The march began in 1974 as mainly a Roman Catholic event. It has expanded to include all faiths.
Evangelist Franklin Graham, son of the famed pastor and advisor to presidents the late Rev. Billy Graham, Wednesday morning said on Facebook: “I’m going to do something on Friday that I’ve never done before — I’m going to march. I’m going to DC to walk in the March for Life.”
Pastor Jack Graham, no relation to Franklin Graham, said, “This is my first time. We’re at a tipping point on the issue of the sanctity of life in the country and the very fact that the president is speaking live for the first time just indicates the massive movement of life for evangelicals in the country.”
RELATED: Pro-Life Advocates Arrested Outside Nancy Pelosi’s Office
The young are also taking part.
“As soon as I found out about it…I purchased my ticket right away,” student Jordan Jantzen, 21, told Fox.
He continued, “I just continue to get blown away by seeing so many people my age. It shows that we are the pro-life generation and we believe the sanctity of human life is of utmost importance from conception until natural death.”
If the laws of this nation are ever to turn away from abortion it will not initially come from politicians, as most are too timid to buck what they think is a national consensus on the issue.
It will come from pro-life grassroots support like this march that is leveraged into political pressure at the ballot box and in campaign cash donated to pro-life candidates.
It is the only language the political class of this nation understands.
Watch President Trump’s speech at the event:
This piece originally appeared in LifeZette and is used by permission.
Read more at LifeZette:
President Trump Wins His First Impeachment Trial Victory as Senate Votes 53 to 47
Tulsi Gabbard Announces $50M Lawsuit Against Hillary Clinton
States Speak Up Asking Senate to Throw Out Impeachment
The post President Trump Unites Pro-Life Supporters as Movement Surges at March for Life 2020 appeared first on The Political Insider.